Day: March 17, 2020

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROSTOCK, Germany and BERLIN, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CENTOGENE N.V. (Nasdaq: CNTG), a commercial-stage company focused on rare diseases that transforms real-world clinical and genetic data into actionable information for patients, physicians, and pharmaceutical companies, today announced changes to its Supervisory Board.Mr. Jacob Kaluski, a member of the Supervisory Board since 2014, has decided to resign from his office with effect from March 16, 2020.  The Supervisory Board would like to thank Mr. Kaluski for his valuable contributions to CENTOGENE’s success over the past six years, during which CENTOGENE has developed into a leading contributor in the battle against rare diseases.   At the same time, the Supervisory Board has nominated Mr. Peer M. Schatz as a member and Vice Chairman of the Supervisory...

MONTREAL, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Laurentian Bank of Canada (TSX: LB) decreases its prime lending rate by 50 basis points from 3.45% to 2.95%, effective March 18, 2020.About Laurentian Bank Financial GroupFounded in 1846, Laurentian Bank Financial Group is a diversified financial services provider whose mission is to help its customers improve their financial health. The Laurentian Bank of Canada and its entities are collectively referred to as Laurentian Bank Financial Group (the “Group” or the “Bank”).With more than 3,200 employees guided by the values of proximity, simplicity and honesty, the Group provides a broad range of advice-based solutions and services to its personal, business and institutional customers. With pan-Canadian activities and a presence in the U.S., the Group is an important player in numerous market...

MONTRÉAL, 17 mars 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — La Banque Laurentienne du Canada (TSX :LB) annonce qu’elle abaisse son taux préférentiel de 50 points de base, soit de 3,45 % à 2,95 % et ce, à compter du 18 mars 2020.À propos de Banque Laurentienne Groupe FinancierFondé en 1846, Banque Laurentienne Groupe Financier est un fournisseur de services financiers diversifiés dont la mission est d’aider ses clients à améliorer leur santé financière. La Banque Laurentienne du Canada et ses entités sont collectivement désignées sous le nom de Banque Laurentienne Groupe Financier (le « Groupe » ou la « Banque »).Le Groupe emploie plus de 3 200 personnes guidées par les valeurs de proximité, de simplicité et d’honnêteté et offre à ses clients particuliers, commerciaux et institutionnels un vaste éventail de solutions et de services axés sur les conseils....

The Annual General Meeting of Arion Bank 2020 was held at the Bank’s headquarters at Borgartún 19, 105 Reykjavík, on 17 March 2020 at 16:00. Electronic voting was used at the meeting for the first time.When the results of the voting were examined at the end of the meeting it emerged that not all shareholders’ votes had been counted in respect of certain items on the agenda. Due to human error, votes cast in a different system were not properly transmitted to the main voting system. In the case of the proposal under item 14 (Authorization to issue warrants and corresponding amendment to the Articles of Association) this error meant that the incorrect result of voting on the proposal was announced at the meeting.  It was incorrectly stated that the proposal had been rejected when in actual fact it was accepted with 80.8% of votes...

Aðalfundur Arion banka hf. 2020 var haldinn í höfuðstöðvum bankans að Borgartúni 19, 105 Reykjavík, þann 17. mars 2020, kl. 16:00. Á fundinum var í fyrsta skipti notast við rafrænt kosningakerfi.Við yfirferð á niðurstöðum atkvæðagreiðslu við lok fundarins kom í ljós að ekki höfðu öll atkvæði hluthafa skilað sér inn í talningu einstakra dagskrárliða. Nánar tiltekið urðu mannleg mistök til þess að þau atkvæði sem greidd höfðu verið í gegnum annað kerfi, skiluðu sér ekki með fullnægjandi hætti inn í kosningarkerfið. Í tilfelli tillögu samkvæmt dagskrárlið 14 „Heimild til útgáfu áskriftarréttinda og samsvarandi breyting á samþykktum“ leiddu þessi mistök til þess að röng niðurstaða um atkvæðagreiðslu um tillöguna var birt á fundinum. Þannig kom fram að tillagan hefði verið felld þegar hið rétta er að hún var samþykkt með rúmlega 80,8% greiddra...

RENAULT GROUP MOROCCO TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ITS INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES IN THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCORenault Group Morocco has decided to suspend, starting from Thursday the 19th of march, the activity of its two production sites of Tangier and Casablanca. This temporary measure, which applies to nearly 11,000 employees spread over the two plants, comes in the wake of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic both in the Kingdom and internationally.Some positions, whose physical presence is not essential to the well-functioning of the business, will make use of remote working.In addition to the strict application of the health measures recommended by the Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Morocco and in order to ensure the health of the Group’s employees, specific measures and preventive measures have been deployed internally since the beginning...

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Share Natur International Corp., (OTCQB: NTRU), a “farm-to-functional” producer of natural and organic plant-based foods and beverages including full and broad spectrum CBD (cannabinoid) and terpene-blended consumer products, today announced that Dr. Nina Storms has resigned from the company’s Board of Directors for personal reasons, effective February 21. The Board has voted to appoint Karen Brink to the position, effective immediately.  Dr. Storms is the visionary behind the present strategy of Share Natur International.Commenting on her resignation, Dr. Storms said, “I believe that this is the right moment for me to resign from the Share Natur board. This change stems from personal reasons, but also importantly, my seat will now be filled with someone from a younger...

BEVERLY, Mass., March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LexaGene Holdings, Inc., (OTCQB: LXXGF; TSX-V: LXG) (the “Company”), a biotechnology company that develops genetic analyzers for rapid pathogen detection and other molecular markers, today announces that it has received proceeds from the exercise of warrants.LexaGene is pleased to report that over the past 90 days the Company has received CAD $2.8 million through the exercise of 4.3 million warrants. These proceeds will be applied to advancing the Company’s commercial readiness.Daryl Rebeck, LexaGene President comments, “We are very happy to see these warrants being exercised and the continued support from our shareholders, many of whom have been here since day one. In current market conditions, this added capital is very beneficial as it further strengthens our balance sheet and...

LAS VEGAS, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTCQB: GLXZ), a developer and distributor of casino table games and enhanced systems, announced with great sadness that after prolonged illness, Norman DesRosiers, a valued member of the company’s Board of Directors, passed away on March 15, 2020.Executive Comments “Norm had an affinity for the gaming industry and our company.  His career contributions to the regulatory side of gaming are material and he was recognized by his peers as the Regulator of the Year in 2011.  For a number of years, we have been the beneficiary of Norm’s insights and clear thinking. Our global industry has lost one of its senior statesmen, a man of integrity.  We are all thinking of his family at this time of grief,” said Mark Lipparelli, Chairman of the Board of Galaxy Gaming.Forward-Looking...

NEW YORK, March 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In response to the current market conditions and shareholder feedback, the Board of Directors of Portman Ridge Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: PTMN) has proactively approved a cash distribution of $0.06 per share of common stock, consistent with the current dividend policy. The distribution is payable on May 27, 2020 to shareholders of record at the close of business as of May 7, 2020.We have adopted a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of our distributions on behalf of our stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if we declare a cash distribution, our stockholders who have not “opted out” of our DRIP will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather...